A German fan has admitted to stalking Eddie Redmayne for five years after she saw him in a West End play.

Gaby Stieger, 49, has pleaded guilty to stalking the Oscar-winning actor at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court today, after she repeatedly stood outside his house in Southwark, south London, and sent him love letters.

Describing the distress it caused him and his family in a statement read to the court, Eddie even said her face would "contort with rage" when she spoke about his wife Hannah Bagshawe.

The Theory of Everything star said: "I always try to be open and friendly as support (from fans) is what gives me a career.

"I deeply regret having met Gaby Stieger - she harassed myself and my family intermittently over five years, leaving us distressed, unsafe and deeply unsettled."